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PC Perspectivehttp://www.pcper.com/images/podcast-logo-600x600.pngenOCZ launches Z-Drive 4500, now with Toshiba 19nm flashhttp://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash
<p>OCZ launched the original Z-Drive R4 back in 2011 (<a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Z-Drive-R4-16TB-PCIe-20-x8-SSD-Full-Review-8-SF-2200s-Cant-Be-Wrong">reviewed here</a>). That unit <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Z-Drive-R4-16TB-PCIe-20-x8-SSD-Full-Review-8-SF-2200s-Cant-Be-Wrong/IOMeter-v200">proved</a> OCZ&#39;s <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-RevoDrive-3-x2-480GB-PCIe-SSD-Review-Seriously-Fast-Storage">VCA 2.0 architecture</a> could scale to <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Z-Drive-R4-16TB-PCIe-20-x8-SSD-Full-Review-8-SF-2200s-Cant-Be-Wrong/IOMeter-v200">very high IOPS under extremely heavy loads</a>. With the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/OCZ-Technology-dead-long-live-OCZ-Storage-Solutions">recent changes</a>, OCZ has been revamping their existing lines to include Toshiba flash - first with the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Vector-150-240GB-and-120GB-Full-Review-Barefoot-3-pushes-19nm-flash/Internals-Te">Vector</a>, then the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Vertex-460-240GB-SSD-Full-Review-Now-Toshiba-19nm-flash">Vertex</a>, and today with the Z-Drive:</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash" class="inline-image-link" title="View: z-drive 4500-2.png"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-03-04/z-drive%204500-2.png" alt="z-drive 4500-2.png" title="z-drive 4500-2.png" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="383" /></a></div></p>
<p>OCZ&#39;s VCA tech yields some impressive results. Here&#39;s some details:</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash" class="inline-image-link" title="View: z-drive 4500-4.png"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-03-04/z-drive%204500-4.png" alt="z-drive 4500-4.png" title="z-drive 4500-4.png" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="401" /></a></div></p>
<p>...and here is where the Z-Drive falls in OCZ&#39;s enterprise lineup:</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash" class="inline-image-link" title="View: z-drive 4500-3.png"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-03-04/z-drive%204500-3.png" alt="z-drive 4500-3.png" title="z-drive 4500-3.png" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="422" /></a></div></p>
<p>Pricing is as follows. Remember, these are enterprise units:</p>
<ul>
<li>800GB = $2944</li>
<li>1.6TB = $4757</li>
<li>3.2TB = $8166</li>
</ul>
<p>Full press blast after the break:</p>
<p></p><p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/OCZ-launches-Z-Drive-4500-now-Toshiba-19nm-flash#commentsStorageocztoshibaz-driveTue, 04 Mar 2014 14:51:51 +0000Allyn Malventano59712 at http://www.pcper.comCES 2014: OCZ shows Barefoot/Toshiba powered Vertex 460 and new Z-Drive 4500http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500
<p>Earlier today we swing by OCZ for a look at what was new. First up is a fresh launch, the Vertex 460:</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500" class="inline-image-link" title="View: 2014-01-07 17-20-17.JPG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-01-08/2014-01-07%2017-20-17.JPG" alt="2014-01-07 17-20-17.JPG" title="2014-01-07 17-20-17.JPG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="401" /></a></div></p>
<p>This new SSD will sport a Barefoot 3 M10 controller driving Toshiba 19nm flash. With OCZ&#39;s <a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/Alas-poor-OCZ-we-knew-them-well">recent acquisition by Toshiba</a>, this makes things handy, as OCZ can now source this flash at a much lower cost. I suspect much of OCZ&#39;s lineup will make a similar transition as time goes on.</p>
<p>Also up is a few changes in the enterprise sector:</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500" class="inline-image-link" title="View: 2014-01-07 17-21-49.JPG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-01-08/2014-01-07%2017-21-49.JPG" alt="2014-01-07 17-21-49.JPG" title="2014-01-07 17-21-49.JPG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="401" /></a></div></p>
<p>The Intrepid (center) sticks around, while the PCIe solutions get a bit of a shuffle. To the left is the Z-Drive 4500, which is a shorter iteration of OCZ&#39;s previous enterprise offerings.</p>
<p><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500" class="inline-image-link" title="View: 2014-01-07 17-23-52.JPG"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2014-01-08/2014-01-07%2017-23-52.JPG" alt="2014-01-07 17-23-52.JPG" title="2014-01-07 17-23-52.JPG" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="401" /></a></div></p>
<p>The Z-Drive XL (right) may look a bit familiar from the back. It&#39;s actually a slight repackage of the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Z-Drive-R4-16TB-PCIe-20-x8-SSD-Full-Review-8-SF-2200s-Cant-Be-Wrong">Z-Dive R4</a>. The main tweaks here were cooling optimizations and a heatsink&nbsp;that keeps the same form and function as the smaller 4500.</p>
<p>We will have a review of the Vertex 460 up in a few weeks time, and we are happy to see OCZ&nbsp;won&#39;t be going anywhere any time soon.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/CES-2014-OCZ-shows-BarefootToshiba-powered-Vertex-460-and-new-Z-Drive-4500#commentsStorageShows and Exposbarefoot 3CESCES 2014oczssdtoshibaz-driveWed, 08 Jan 2014 06:56:59 +0000Allyn Malventano59319 at http://www.pcper.comOCZ shows a new R4 - the Z-Drive R4 CloudServ, with 16 (!) SandForce 2200 SSD's!http://www.pcper.com/news/Storage/OCZ-shows-new-R4-Z-Drive-R4-CloudServ-16-SandForce-2200-SSDs
<p>OCZ has a monster of a Z-Drive R4 on display at Storage Visions. We looked at the original 1.6TB R4 <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-Z-Drive-R4-16TB-PCIe-20-x8-SSD-Full-Review-8-SF-2200s-Cant-Be-Wrong">back in September</a>. That one had 8 SF-2200 controllers on-board. This new R4 has 16!</p>
<p class="rtecenter"><div class = "center-article-image"><a href="/news/Storage/OCZ-shows-new-R4-Z-Drive-R4-CloudServ-16-SandForce-2200-SSDs" class="inline-image-link" title="View: DSC01776-.jpg"><img src="/files/imagecache/article_max_width/news/2012-01-08/DSC01776-.jpg" alt="DSC01776-.jpg" title="DSC01776-.jpg" class="pcper-inline" width="602" height="452" /></a></div></p>
<p>This R4 has a beast of a VCA 2.0 controller. It's cooled by heat pipes, can handle up to 16 SATA links, address up to 16TB of storage, and pass up to 1.4 million IOPS across a PCIe bus at 6.5GB/sec (yes, GigaBytes). Note: this is not the R5, it's just a *really* fast R4.</p>
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<p><strong>Introduction:</strong></p>
<p>Back in June of last year, OCZ&nbsp;<a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-RevoDrive-240GB-PCIe-SSD-Full-Performance-Review">released the RevoDrive</a>, followed up rather quickly by the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-RevoDrive-x2-240GB-PCIe-SSD-bigger-and-faster">RevoDrive x2</a>. A&nbsp;further jump was made with the introduction of VCA 2.0 architecture with the <a href="http://www.pcper.com/reviews/Storage/OCZ-RevoDrive-3-x2-480GB-PCIe-SSD-Review-Seriously-Fast-Storage">RevoDrive 3 and 3 x2</a>. Each iteration pushed the envelope further as better implementations of VCA were introduced, using faster and greater numbers of PCIe channels, linked to faster and greater numbers of SandForce controllers.</p>
<p>While the line of RevoDrives was tailored more towards power users and mild server use, OCZ&nbsp;has taken their VCA&nbsp;2.0 solution to the next level entirely, putting their sights on full blown enterprise purposing. With that, we introduce the OCZ&nbsp;Z-Drive R4:</p>
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<p>TAIPEI, Taiwan - May 31, 2011 - OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announces the Company has set <a href="http://www.ocztechnology.com/aboutocz/press/2011/435">a new benchmark of 1 million 4K write IOPS with a Z-Drive R4 equipped 3U Colfax International Server based on a Supermicro platform</a>, which features 7.2TB of MLC storage.</p>
<p>As the fastest performing single server solution on the market, this Z-Drive R4 equipped platform significantly accelerates demanding transactional workloads and reduces latency across a broad array of enterprise applications.</p>
<p>&quot;The Z-Drive R4 enables our data center clients to maximize performance in the industry standard 4K file size, and this achievement with Colfax International demonstrates the raw performance benefits and latency reductions that OCZ PCIe SSDs can deliver over multi-terabyte device densities in a single 3U server,&quot; said Ryan Petersen, CEO of OCZ Technology Group. &quot;We are proud to enable our clients to deliver servers and storage arrays which provide the highest performance, maximum capacity, and lowest latency available to data centers today.&quot;</p>
<p>&quot;We have been working closely with OCZ to create a ready to deploy server solution with both exceptional performance and reliability, all within a compact and energy efficient footprint,&quot; said Gautam Shah, President and CEO of Colfax International. &quot;OCZ's Z-Drive PCIe SSDs add considerable performance and we are thrilled to achieve this significant 4K Write IOPS benchmark, as well as making this industry leading total solution available to our enterprise clients.&quot;</p>
<p>This demonstration highlighted the Z-Drive R4's ability to offer industry-leading performance and efficiency for enterprise clients seeking the benefits of SSDs over hard drives. This total solution will be available for pre-order from Colfax International in multiple built-to-order configurations, and will ship in the coming weeks following the Computex event.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/OCZ-Achieves-Performance-Record-Live-Computex-Over-1-Million-4K-Write-IOPS-15-Mill" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.pcper.com/news/General-Tech/OCZ-Achieves-Performance-Record-Live-Computex-Over-1-Million-4K-Write-IOPS-15-Mill#commentsGeneral TechStorageShows and ExposoczPCIe SSDz-driveTue, 31 May 2011 17:55:14 +0000Jeremy Hellstrom51508 at http://www.pcper.com